Workforce nationality and international recruitment

Data correct as at 2023/24

Next update due: Mid-October 2025

This page provides information from the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) about the nationality of the adult social care workforce and those workers who have been recruited internationally.   

For more information about both of these topics, please see the latest ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report.

Downloading the visualisation

• There are additional notes about the data when you hover over the ( i ) buttons in the visualisation.
• Download a PDF version of each page of the visualisation by clicking on the arrow found at the bottom right of the visualisation box.
• For information about how workforce estimates are created or our rounding and suppression rules, please visit our webpage on methodology.
• If you require data that isn’t available in the visualisation or available downloads, please contact us.

Further resources

• For further information see Chapter four (Demographics) and section eight (International recruitment) of The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report.
• Information at a regional level is available and at a local level. 
• Skills for Care also has lots of support and information for employers around international recruitment.

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